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New York City to Honor Central Park Five With Park Entrance Renaming in Harlem
New York City is naming a gate in Central Park in honor of the five men who, as teenagers, were wrongfully convicted of the 1989 rape of a jogger and spent years in prison before being exonerated.
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Dramatic Thanksgiving Track Rescue at NYC Subway Station Caught on Camera
A man who had fallen onto the train tracks was hoisted to safety moments before a train barreled into the station.
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Police Releases Bodycam Footage in Cop Punch Incident in New York
The NYPD launched an investigation after a jarring video showed a woman get punched by a police officer she had pushed.
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From Kitchen to Bloomingdale's to Online Success: How This Small Business Founder Pivoted Her Strategy During the Pandemic
Harlem Candle Co. sells in Bloomingdale’s and gift shops across the country. When Covid closed stores, founder Teri Johnson decided on a new strategy.
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2nd NYPD Officer Dies After Friday Shooting in Harlem
NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora has died after a days-long struggle, following his shooting in Harlem Friday night. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced Mora’s death Tuesday in a tweet, shortly after he underwent surgery to donate his organs, adding to what she called “incalculable” grief within the department. Sewell called Mora “3 times a hero. For choosing a life of service….
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NYPD Officer Killed, Another Injured in Shooting During Domestic Violence Call
A 22-year-old NYPD officer was killed and another officer is in critical condition after they were shot in Harlem Friday evening while responding to a domestic violence call, police said.
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Sean ‘Love' Combs' Charter School to Move to Larger Campus
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ charter school will relocate to a larger campus in New York City.
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Woman Nearly Killed in 2011 Shopping Cart Toss at NYC Mall Speaks on Forgiveness
A Manhattan philanthropist who was nearly killed by a shopping cart thrown from a parking garage in 2011 says the incident left her with a new outlook on life.
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Soul Train Awards Headed to Legendary Apollo Theater for the First Time
“Soul Train” and New York City’s Apollo Theater are icons of Black culture, and this year they’ll be joining up.
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Boy Jumping on Bed Falls Out NYC Apartment Window, Dies Days Before 4th Birthday
A 3-year-old boy who had been jumping on a bed fell out a window of a fourth-floor Harlem apartment building Friday and died, according to his grandmother and police. It was three days before his fourth birthday. The child, identified as Daniel Galeas, was found unconscious in the back area of the 40-unit building on 133rd Street shortly before 10:30…
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Harry and Meghan Visit With Students at a Harlem School
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have made an appearance at a Harlem public school
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NYPD: Officer Saves Stabbing Victim With Empty Chip Bag and Tape
A cop in New York City is being credited with saving a stabbing victim’s life by using an empty potato chip bag and tape.
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Fans Pay Respects at Cicely Tyson's Viewing
People traveled across the country and stood in a block-long line to pay respects to Cicely Tyson at a public viewing Monday.
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Questlove Uncovers ‘Black Woodstock' in His Hit Sundance Doc
A long unseen Harlem musical festival with performances by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and Sly and the Family Stone has finally seen the light of day
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‘He's Biting Me!': Woman Spit on, Beaten, Bitten on Face in NYC
The trio proceeded to kick the woman repeatedly; one bit her on the forehead, breaking the skin and leaving her with a bite mark on her face that required stitches — but her emotional wounds are still raw
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NYC Cathedral Shooter Left Note Detailing Plans to Take Hostages
The gunman who opened fire on the steps of a Manhattan cathedral before being shot by police detailed his apparent attack plans in writing, claiming his goal was to take hostages — and never expected to return home. A senior law enforcement official told NBC New York that Luis Vasquez wrote in a note found in his pocket that he…
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Police Kill Armed Suspect Firing Rounds Outside NYC Cathedral
What started as a peaceful Christmas concert on the steps of a historic New York City church quickly erupted into chaos late Sunday after a lone gunman opened fire outside the cathedral. Police say gunshots were first reported around 3:45 p.m. Sunday on the front steps of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine immediately following the annual concert…